Month: June 2014

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*SHOCKING* NEW DETALS INVOLVING THE VETERANS AFFAIRS SCANDAL —
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AN EMPLOYEE AT THE VA HOSPITAL IN PHOENIX ALLEGES —
THERE IS AN ONGOING COVER-UP OF PATIENT DEATHS AT THE FACILITY.
SCHEDULING CLERK PAULINE DEWENTER EVEN ADMITS —
A MANAGER FORCED *HER* TO KEEP A SECRET WAITING LIST —
WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND VETS ON IT —
WHO WAITED MONTHS FOR APPOINTMENTS.
THIS INFORMATION COMES — AS LAWMAKERS WORK TOGETHER —
ON A BILL TO FIX THE VA HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HOUSE SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER —
MAY SOON BE IN A LEGAL BATTLE.
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BOEHNER (BAY’-NUR) IS TALKING ABOUT SUING OUR NATION’S PRESIDENT FOR ALLEGEDLY —
EXCEEDING HIS CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY —
WHEN IT COMES TO ADMINISTERING THE LAWS THAT CONGRESS PASSES.
BOEHNER HAS FREQUENTLY ACCUSED PRESIDENT OBAMA —
OF PICKING AND CHOOSING WHAT PORTIONS OF LAWS TO ENFORCE —
SOMETIMES BY ISSUING EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

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JUST HOW MUCH IS YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH?
A NEW STUDY SAY IT’S A MILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT.
RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT PEOPLE WITH BACHELOR’S OR ASSOCIATE’S DEGREES EARN MORE MONEY OVER THEIR LIFETIME.
ECONOMISTS SAY SOMEONE WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE SHOULD EARN ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS MORE, FROM AGE 22 TO 64.

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NEWS AROUND THE WORLD:
VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN EASTERN UKRAINE —
DESPITE EARLIER OFFERS BY INSURGENTS TO RESPECT A CEASEFIRE —
PROPOSED BY THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT.
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A UKRAINIAN ARMY HELICOPTER WAS SHOT DOWN BY REBELS YESTERDAY..
THE NATION’S PRESIDENT SAYS —
INSURGENTS HAD FIRED ON UKRAINIAN POSITIONS 35 TIMES —
SINCE THE CEASEFIRE WAS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK.

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SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY JEH (JAY) JOHNSON —
WILL INSPECT BORDER FACILITIES TODAY IN NOGALES, ARIZONA.
HE WANTS TO GET A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT THE RESPONSE —
TO AN INFLUX OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.
YESTERDAY — SECRETARY JOHNSON EXPLAINED TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE —
WHAT’S BEING DONE TO HANDLE THE MASS OF UNDERAGE IMMIGRANTS.

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AMERICANS SEEM TO BE HAVING A DRAMATIC CHANGE OF HEART —
WHEN IT COMES TO THE 2003 WAR IN IRAQ.
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ACCORDING TO A NEW NBC NEWS POLL:
SEVENTY-ONE PERCENT OF AMERICANS SAY THE WAR WAS NOT WORTH IT.
LAST YEAR — THE NUMBERS WERE QUITE DIFFERENT.
59 PERCENT OF AMERICANS SAID THE WAR WASN’T WORTH IT.

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PROSECUTORS ARE CALLING IT THE OLDEST TRICK IN THE BOOK —
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A STUDENT IN NEW JERSEY —
ACCUSED OF CHANGING GRADES —
JUST DAYS BEFORE THE SCHOOL’S GRADUATION —
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A 16-YEAR-OLD SOPHOMORE AT ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL —
ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO THE SCHOOL’S COMPUTER SYSTEM —
CHANGED GRADES — AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS —
FOR AS MANY AS 24 STUDENTS.
HE’S BEING CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF COMPUTER THEFT —
FOR ILLEGALLY ACCESSING AND CHANGING DATA.
{**SOT**} Scott Thelusma, Student
“A lot of people paid him to change their grades and attendance so they can be able to pass for the year..They would have like a 60 so he would just probably like change it to a 70 so they could just pass”
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MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE SCHOOL —
IN CONNECTION TO THE INCIDENT.

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TWO FRIENDS OF BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS SUSPECT —
TAMERLAN TSARNAEV —
WILL BE IN COURT TODAY FOR HEARINGS.
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ATTORNEYS FOR KHAIRULLOZHON MATANOV —
PLAN TO ASK A JUDGE TO RELEASE THE SUSPECT ON BAIL —
WHILE HE AWAITS TRIAL ON CHARGES OF IMPEDING THE INVESTIGATION —
INTO THE DEADLY ATTACK.
MATANOV IS ACCUSED OF DELETING COMPUTER FILES AND LYING TO INVESTIGATORS.

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IN ANOTHER COURT ROOM..
AZAMAT TAZHAYAKOV (AZ’-MAHT TUH-ZAY’-UH-KAHV) WILL FACE A JUDGE FOR HIS FINAL HEARING —
BEFORE HIS TRIAL BEGINS NEXT MONDAY.
TAZHAYAKOV IS CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.
HE IS ONE OF TWO COLLEGE FRIENDS ACCUSED OF REMOVING ITEMS FROM JAHAR TSARNAEV’S DORM ROOM —
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE BOMBINGS.

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BAD NEWS FOR DRIVERS.
GAS PRICES ARE UP….AGAIN.
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THE AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON FOR UNLEADED ROSE TWO CENTS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS —
TO THREE-71 A GALLON.
ANALYST BLAME THE GROWING CRISIS IN IRAQ FOR DRIVERS HAVING TO DISH OUT MORE AT THE PUMP.